Description
- - AZORES QUALITY: Our tuna is fished in the sea of the Azores using traditional methods (1 man, 1 fishing rod, 1 hook, 1 tuna) and manually placed in the can, in the Santa Catarina factory - San Jorge Island - Azores
- - Cannery Tradition # Artisanal Methods # Hand Made # Gourmet Specialities.
- - Like the good old-fashioned Azorean style, Santa Catarina tuna preserves the best of nature, guaranteeing the best tuna flavour, as well as its nutritive properties, which are tested in each of our specialties
- - As appreciation and ecological recognition, tuna fishing in the Azores, known as "Salto e Vara", has been certified since 1998 by the non-governmental organization Earth Island Institute as "Dolphin Safe" due to its low predatory characteristics, and since 2001 "Friend of the Sea", being the first tuna fishery in the world to be awarded this type of certification.
- - The Santa Catarina Tuna is characterized by their smooth and slighty salty flavor, a soft texture and a pinkish colour.
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# Heir of an old cannery tradition of the São Jorge Island, Santa Catarina’s factory brings to your table the best tuna prepared according to artisanal methods used by the old cannery masters.Pioneers in respect for the sea and the environment. # Pesca (fishing) “Salto e Vara”: 1 man, 1 fishing rod, 1 hook, 1 fish.
